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To enable Cabinet to give consideration to a recommendation made to it by the Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee in respect of the above.

(a)   a letter be sent to the local Members of Parliament to support the findings and recommendations of the House of Commons Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy contained in their report on Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance and to seek the implementation of actions to deliver these. In particular, that the recommendation that Ofsted have a greater role in assessing careers advice in schools be supported; and

(b)   a copy of that letter be sent to the Chairs of the Boards of School Governors of the schools within the District.

Cabinet was informed that, at the meeting of the Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee held on 22 May 2017, Essex County Council’s Employability and Skills Manager (Tracy Eve) had been in attendance and had given that Committee a presentation on Careers Education and Information, Advice and Guidance in Schools. The presentation had covered the following:-

• Statutory duty on Schools;
• Quality in careers standard;
• Tendring Schools;
• Careers Advisors;
• Activity survey for year 11 leavers in Essex and Tendring 2014-2016;
• Other employment and skills board activities to support CEIAG; and
• Other activities.

As part of the discussion, reference had been made to the House of Commons Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy and their report on Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance.

The Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee had decided to recommend to Cabinet that a letter be sent to the local Members of Parliament to support the findings and recommendations of the House of Commons Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy contained in their report on Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance. In particular, that the recommendation that Ofsted have a greater role in assessing careers advice in schools be supported.

An extract from the House of Commons Sub-Committee report referred to above was attached as Appendix A to item A.2.

Having considered the recommendation of the Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee:

It was moved by Councillor McWilliams, seconded by Councillor Turner and:

RESOLVED that –

(a)  a letter be sent to the local Members of Parliament to support the findings and recommendations of the House of Commons Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy contained in their report on Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance and to seek the implementation of actions to deliver these. In particular, that the recommendation that Ofsted have a greater role in assessing careers advice in schools be supported; and

(b)  a copy of that letter be sent to the Chairs of the Boards of School Governors of the schools within the District.